General Journalism at South Dakota State University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at South Dakota State University stacks up to those at other schools.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

South Dakota State General Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

South Dakota State General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at South Dakota State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Journalism Student Demographics at South Dakota State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at South Dakota State University.

South Dakota State General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at South Dakota State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at South Dakota State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Other Journalism

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Reporters and Correspondents	220	$32,390
Editors	150	$48,100
Writers and Authors	70	$49,410
Communications Professors	70	$66,390

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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